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Smokeless tobacco use rates also vary, depending on race. For example, less than 0.5 percent of the Asian population uses smokeless tobacco, while nearly 9 percent of the Native American population uses chewing tobacco. Caucasians use smokeless tobacco at a relatively high rate (5 percent) compared to the rest of the US population as a whole (less than 1 percent). Cigars Are Growing in Popularity As cigarette use decreases, cigar use seems to be rising. The CDC found that cigar use remained consistently popular during the period from 2005 to 2016. In fact, small cigars called cigarillos were smoked at a level consistent with that of cigarettes ( just under 17 percent), with about 23 percent of all male high-school seniors smoking cigars. About 13 percent of all high-school students smoked cigars of some type. During this period, cigar sales in the United States increased by 114 percent, from six billion cigars per year in 2005 to about 13 billion cigars in 2016.

PIPE TOBACCO: A POTENT DANGER.

Although pipe tobacco is nowhere near as popular as other types, there remains an allure with this type of tobacco use. For example, British comedian Graham Chapman started smoking a pipe while in college, thinking it would make him look more intelligent. Unfortunately, Chapman developed a lifelong addiction that claimed his life when he was in his late forties. Pipe tobacco is just as likely to cause cancer, heart conditions, dental disease, and other dangerous health problems as other forms of tobacco.

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Cigarettes and Tobacco Products: The Predatory Drug